A Chinese rubbish collector who tried to save a toddler who was run over in the street last October has been named a national role model by the official news agency Xinhua.
Online video showed at least 18 people walk past two-year-old Yue Yue as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street in southern China before the rubbish collector picked her up and moved her to the kerb.
Yue Yue died of her injuries after the incident but the video went viral, shocking the Chinese public and triggering an outbreak of national soul-searching about the impact of rapid development and urbanisation on society.
Xinhua gave the accolade to the 58-year-old rubbish collector, Chen Xianmei, in a televised ceremony held on Monday evening after millions of Chinese people voted for her online. Full story...
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Online video showed at least 18 people walk past two-year-old Yue Yue as she lay bleeding and unconscious in the street in southern China before the rubbish collector picked her up and moved her to the kerb.
Yue Yue died of her injuries after the incident but the video went viral, shocking the Chinese public and triggering an outbreak of national soul-searching about the impact of rapid development and urbanisation on society.
Xinhua gave the accolade to the 58-year-old rubbish collector, Chen Xianmei, in a televised ceremony held on Monday evening after millions of Chinese people voted for her online. Full story...
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